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To some of us, this is the Rainbow Tunnel just a few miles north of the world-famous landmark called Golden Gate Bridge. This tunnel on US 101 is actually called the Waldo Tunnel, supposedly named after a politician of the 1850s. Now, this tunnel in Marin County may have a change of name...
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This is Santa Clara’s own Central Park. All of 50 odd acres, this park in California’s Bay Area is a pretty place, which is well landscaped with lawns, water fountains and all. The park’s proximity to several residential areas makes it a good place for a stroll, for little...
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We were in Washington last summer and it was nice and warm and not unlike California, around then. Then we were back in Vancouver, Washington in the Fall and on our very first day here, the area gave us a taste of the rains that the Pacific Northwest is...
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Alum Rock Park in San Jose is said to be one of the oldest municipal parks in California. Dating back to the early 1870s, this park still wears some signs of its historical past. The landscaped part of Alum Rock park is an area for a family day out...
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Blue Whale Skeleton I’ve never seen a Blue Whale. However, I was fortunate enough to see the skeleton of the ‘largest living creature’ at Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Santa Cruz, California. Below is a picture of a Blue Whale’s scull. If you like this post, you might also...
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A place to stop and smell the roses — literally. This picture is from San Jose’s Municipal Rose Garden, a place the city would like to call the ‘Best Rose Garden in America‘ for it got that recognition in 2010.*Another interesting fact about this Rose Garden is that it...
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California 130 – The road to Mt. Hamilton Mt Hamilton is one of the tallest mountains on the Diablo Range in California. California State Route 130 is the road that will take you from San Jose to the top of the mountain, which is also the home of Lick...
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If the dictionary meaning of ‘museum’ is ‘a place where things of historical, scientific or cultural importance are stored and exhibited,’ I would say — Ardenwood Farm in Fremont, California is nothing less than one. Ardenwood is a historic farm that dates back to the mid 1800s. It is...
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“Are we there yet?” If you have kids and are on the road quite a bit, you probably get this a lot. Now if you’ve are on the way to Lake Tahoe and you are travelling from the Bay Area/Sacramento side, there’s a place where you can say, “Almost,”...
To some of us, this is the Rainbow Tunnel just a few miles north of the world-famous landmark called Golden Gate Bridge. This tunnel on US 101 is actually called the Waldo Tunnel, supposedly named after a politician of the 1850s. Now, this tunnel in Marin County may have a change of name...
This is Santa Clara’s own Central Park. All of 50 odd acres, this park in California’s Bay Area is a pretty place, which is well landscaped with lawns, water fountains and all. The park’s proximity to several residential areas makes it a good place for a stroll, for little...
We were in Washington last summer and it was nice and warm and not unlike California, around then. Then we were back in Vancouver, Washington in the Fall and on our very first day here, the area gave us a taste of the rains that the Pacific Northwest is...
Alum Rock Park in San Jose is said to be one of the oldest municipal parks in California. Dating back to the early 1870s, this park still wears some signs of its historical past. The landscaped part of Alum Rock park is an area for a family day out...
A place to stop and smell the roses — literally. This picture is from San Jose’s Municipal Rose Garden, a place the city would like to call the ‘Best Rose Garden in America‘ for it got that recognition in 2010.*Another interesting fact about this Rose Garden is that it...
California 130 – The road to Mt. Hamilton Mt Hamilton is one of the tallest mountains on the Diablo Range in California. California State Route 130 is the road that will take you from San Jose to the top of the mountain, which is also the home of Lick...
If the dictionary meaning of ‘museum’ is ‘a place where things of historical, scientific or cultural importance are stored and exhibited,’ I would say — Ardenwood Farm in Fremont, California is nothing less than one. Ardenwood is a historic farm that dates back to the mid 1800s. It is...
“Are we there yet?” If you have kids and are on the road quite a bit, you probably get this a lot. Now if you’ve are on the way to Lake Tahoe and you are travelling from the Bay Area/Sacramento side, there’s a place where you can say, “Almost,”...
Visit a Japanese Garden once and you’ve visited them all. But there’s no getting tired of them. The look of a Japanese Garden and the feeling that takes over...
Here in the San Francisco Bay area there is no dearth of Indian food. Take just south Indian food and you are spoiled for choice. Now, if you are...
We got to drive through another part of the famous Highway 1* a few weeks ago. This time it was the stretch North of San Francisco, as we were...
Our next stop on the Karnataka Coast was Maravanthe Beach. After a simply-perfect evening at Ottinene Beach, we headed inland to Kollur but the next day we were back...